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General Practice, Solo & Small Firm DivisionMagazine
by Florencio "Larry" Ramirez
Florencio "Larry" Ramirez is a small firm practitioner in Las Cruces, New Mexico. He is the incoming chair of the ABA General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Division.
Various federal and state law provisions govern employment practices and lawyers need to be familiar with all of them. Whether the discrimination is based on sex, religion, age, pregnancy, immigration status, disability, race, or another protected class, lawyers can turn to a variety of acts to seek relief for their clients.
Title VII
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 19641 prohibits employers engaged in an industry affecting commerce and employing 15 or more persons from discriminating in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
Title VII has been construed to prohibit, inter alia, facially neutral employment policies that have a disparate impact on a protected class.2
A drug, alcohol, AIDS, or psychological test could be challenged under Title VII if it could be shown to have a disproportionate adverse impact on a protected class of employees.3 Furthermore, if not carefully administered, any testing program might be construed to be a pretext for discrimination, and thus violative of Title VII.
Prohibited acts. Under Title VII, it is illegal to subject employees to demands for sexual favors in return for employment benefits ("quid pro quo") or to oppressive treatment that results in a hostile employment atmosphere ("hostile environment").
Title VII also prohibits religious discrimination in employment. Title VII defines religion to include all aspects of religious observance and practice, as well as belief, unless an employer demonstrates that it is unable to reasonably accommodate an employee's or prospective employee's religious observance or practice without undue hardship on the conduct of the employer's business.4
In most cases, whether a practice or belief is religious is not at issue. However, in those cases in which the issue does exist, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) defines religious practices as moral or ethical beliefs concerning what is right and wrong that are sincerely held with the strength of traditional religious views.
Title VII prohibits an employer from failing or refusing to hire or from discharging any individual or otherwise to discriminating against any individual with respect to her compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, because of the individual's religion. Title VII also prohibits the employer from limiting, segregating, or classifying its employees or applicants for employment in any way that would deprive or tend to deprive any individual of employment opportunities or otherwise adversely affect his status as an employee, because of the individual's religion.5
Reasonable accommodations. The Supreme Court in Transworld Airlines, Inc. v. Hardison6 ruled that the employer's duty is very narrowly drawn. Any accommodation that imposes more than a de minimis cost on the employer is deemed an undue hardship. Examples include higher wages, lost efficiency, and discriminatory imposition on fellow employees.
The obligation to accommodate does not arise until an employee or prospective employee notifies the employer of his need for religious accommodation. After such notification, the employer should make an affirmative attempt to accommodate. If the accommodation sought cannot be provided, the employer should document the reasons, specifying the undue hardship.
Such documentation will assist in the defense of any subsequent Title VII action and will ensure that the issues are carefully considered in the first place. Examples of reasonable accommodation include: voluntary substitutions and swaps, flexible scheduling, lateral transfers, and job assignments.
Religious institutions and organizations are exempt from compliance under certain circumstances and conditions.7
Employer liability. The Supreme Court decision in Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson8 confirmed that an employee has a right to a workplace free of abusive sexual harassment. The Court also suggested that in the absence of a stated policy against sexual harassment, an employer can be held liable for the actions of its employees, even without specific notice of such conduct. The Tenth Circuit has ruled that if the hostile environment is the creation of the supervisor, the employer is liable if that supervisor appeared to act or speak on behalf of the employer, and the employee believed that the supervisor was speaking for the employer.9 Employer liability is imposed, of course, when the employer has actual or constructive knowledge of the violation and fails to take corrective action.
Age Discrimination
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA)10 prohibits age discrimination in employment. The ADEA applies to employers engaged in an industry affecting commerce and having 20 or more employees for each working day in each of 20 or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year. The ADEA prohibits discrimination only against individuals 40 years of age or older,11 and on the basis of age between two persons within the protected group.
Exemptions. The ADEA exempts employees who, for two years preceding retirement, have been bona fide executives or employees in high policymaking positions and who, upon retirement, will be entitled immediately to annual retirement benefits of at least $44,000. Such employees may be mandatorily retired at age 65. Tenured instructors at institutions of higher learning may be mandatorily retired at age 70.
Fringe benefits. Employers must provide the same benefits to those employees and their spouses age 65 or older as they provide for those under 65 years of age. The ADEA prohibits employers from failing to hire any person age 40 or over because of the provisions of any employee benefit plan.
Defenses. The Bona Fide Occupational Qualification (BFOQ) defense in age discrimination cases generally involves public safety issues. In Western Airlines v. Criswall,12 the Supreme Court adopted a two-step test to validate the age BFOQ:
- An employer must determine whether the age-related job qualification is reasonably necessary to enhance the business. The greater the safety factor, the more stringent the job qualification may be.
- If the age-related job qualification is reasonably necessary, the employer must establish that it has a factual basis for believing that most persons over the maximum age would be unable to safely and efficiently perform the duties of the job. The BFOQ defense is not available if an employer can test employees on an individualized basis. The more serious the safety claims, the more likely an employer will be able to sustain an age-related BFOQ.
Remedies. Successful claimants may be entitled to back pay, reinstatement, or front pay where reinstatement is inappropriate. Unlike Title VII, liquidated damages in an amount equal to back pay amounts may be recovered where the employee can prove that violations of the Act were willful (if the employer knew of or showed reckless disregard for the employee's rights under the ADEA).
The Immigration Reform Control Act
The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA) prohibits unfair immigration-related employment practices. Employers may not discriminate against employees or potential employees on the basis of their national origin or citizenship status. IRCA applies to all employers with more than 20 employees.
One exception: IRCA does not apply to national origin-based employment discrimination covered by Title VII.
The 1990 anti-discrimination amendments to IRCA prohibit discrimination on the basis of citizenship status or national origin by employers of four or more workers. The additions to IRCA include: an increase in monetary penalties, an extension of the law to cover seasonal workers, and two new offenses for which an employer can be held liable.
New offenses include retaliation against those who bring charges and document abuse. Document abuse occurs when employers request that applicants provide "more or different documents" or refuse to honor documents that on their face appear to be genuine during the employment verification process.
The IRCA amendments also provide that an employer "who uses a contract" to obtain workers may be held liable for using aliens who lack authorization to work in the United States, even if the undocumented worker is not an employee. The rule intends to close a "loophole" that would encourage employers to use contract workers without inquiring into whether they were legally authorized to work in the United States. Employers on "notice of certain facts and circumstances which should lead a person, through the exercise of reasonable care" to know of an alien's unauthorized status, may be held liable under IRCA.
Defenses. If the employer accepts documents that reasonably appear on their face to be genuine and are sufficient for purposes of IRCA § 274A(b), and complies with all other requirements of the employment verification system, then the employer can raise a good faith defense to a charge of knowingly hiring an unauthorized alien in violation of IRCA. The 1990 amendments to IRCA will impose a fine on anyone that is involved with document abuse. The civil penalty will be not less than $100 and not more than $1,000 per violation.
Employment verification forms must be retained by employers for three years and must be made available for inspection by the special counsel's office and by representatives of the INS and the DOL.
Alcohol, Drug, AIDS, and Psychological Testing
Most private employers remain free to require drug, alcohol, and psychological tests of their employees, subject only to the state and federal constitutional limitations imposed upon public employers and the prohibitions of the federal Employer Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA) imposed upon private employers. However, some states impose limitations upon the ability of employers to conduct AIDS testing.13 Furthermore; some employers may be required to perform drug and alcohol testing by the provisions of recently promulgated federal Department of Transportation regulations.14
Despite the lack of formal legal restrictions on alcohol, drug, and some types of psychological testing of employees, employers should exercise a great deal of caution in implementing any type of employee testing program. A number of state and federal statutes and common-law tort theories may be invoked to impose liability on employers who seek to test their employees.
Employers frequently are found liable under a number of theories relating to the manner in which tests are conducted. Lawyers should be aware of the potential theories for limiting testing programs or imposing liability for testing programs or their administration, as well as the applicability of these theories of liability to each type of testing.
Constitutional limitations for public employers. Federal, state, county, and municipal government employers face significant state and federal constitutional limitations on their ability to impose testing requirements on their employees. Furthermore, public employees who suffer adverse job action as a result of either test results or refusal to submit to tests may bring actions for damages based on alleged violations of state or federal constitutional rights. Such claims may be asserted based on employees' constitutional right to privacy, right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure, and rights to due process and equal protection.15
In assessing the constitutionality of testing programs, courts generally balance the importance of the governmental interest asserted against the invasiveness of the testing procedure, taking into account the manner in which the actual test at issue is administered. Thus, random or unannounced testing may be constitutionally permissible for certain classes of employees whose job duties are related to public safety, but impermissible for other employees. For example, police officers may be subject to random testing, while clerical employees may only be tested upon reasonable suspicion. This rationale may also apply to AIDS or psychological testing.
Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973. As amended, 29 U.S.C. §§ 701-796 and the Vocational Rehabilitation Act (VRA) §§ 501 and 504 prohibit discrimination against handicapped persons by federal employers and organizations that receive federal financial assistance.16 Furthermore, VRA § 503 requires federal contractors and subcontractors to take affirmative action to hire handicapped individuals.17
The VRA's definition of handicaps includes individuals with contagious diseases, as long as the disease does not pose a threat to the health and safety of other employees, and as long as the individual is able to perform her job duties. VRA §§ 503 and 504 does not apply to individuals who are alcohol and drug abusers if the individual's current use of alcohol and drugs prevents the individual from performing her job duties or if the individual's current alcohol and drug abuse would be a direct threat to property or safety. The act thus implicitly may apply to alcohol- or drug-addicted individuals who do not fall within the above exception.
Thus, although the VRA does not prohibit alcohol, drug, or AIDS testing, it might prohibit adverse job actions based on the results of such tests, unless the AIDS infection, drug abuse, or alcohol abuse poses a direct threat to property or safety. An AIDS-infected or alcohol- or drug-addicted employee whose medical condition does not pose such a threat would be protected, and covered employers might be required by the VRA to make reasonable accommodations for such employees.
Discrimination issues. The Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1988 clarifies that AIDS is a handicap under the Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Furthermore, it is likely that asymptomatic AIDS carriers are protected under the act as individuals with "perceived" handicaps. Thus, unless the AIDS-infected employee poses a threat to the health and safety of others, or is too ill to satisfactorily perform her job, she will be protected under the Rehabilitation Act. Because AIDS is not spread by casual contact, rarely will an AIDS-infected person pose a threat to the health and safety of others. As a practical matter, therefore, AIDS-infected individuals will be protected by the Rehabilitation Act until they are too ill to perform their jobs.
Finally, Title VII may provide some protection to AIDS patients and asymptomatic AIDS carriers under a disparate impact analysis. Because a disproportionate number of AIDS patients and AIDS carriers are members of minority groups, an individual may be able to challenge AIDS testing or AIDS-related job criteria under a Title VII disparate impact theory.
Psychological Tests
The most commonly used psychological tests are "lie detectors," including polygraph and psychological stress tests and "paper and pencil" honesty tests. Of the two types of tests, only the use of "lie detector" tests is regulated by statute.
"Lie detector" tests. The Employee Polygraph Protection Act18 (EPPA) bans the use of "lie detector" tests, including polygraphs, deceptographs, voice stress analyzers, psychological stress evaluators, or other similar devices by most private employers. The EPPA exempts federal, state, and local governments, and political subdivisions of state or local governments. Additionally, the EPPA contains certain exemptions for employees in certain defense and national security jobs, and exemptions that permit private employers to administer polygraph tests only (not other types of "lie detector" tests) in certain extremely limited circumstances.
Even when the use of polygraphs is allowed, the EPPA requires the employer and polygrapher to strictly follow elaborate procedures. Unless an exception applies, employers are not permitted to use lie detector test results in employment decisions, nor can they discipline or retaliate against employees who refuse to take a lie detector test.
Pencil and paper tests. Currently, there are no federal laws or regulations governing the use of such tests in the employment law context. The employer who uses such tests, however, may be subject to tort liability for invasion of privacy or intentional infliction of emotional distress, if the questions asked are overly intrusive or if they are unrelated to performance of the job in question. Furthermore, the employer may be liable under Title VII if it can be shown that such tests have a disparate impact on a class protected by these statutes or if such tests are used as a pretext for discrimination.
The EPPA prohibits most private employers from requiring employees to submit to lie detector tests as a condition of continued employment. It also prohibits an employer from requiring employees to take the test, from obtaining or using the results of a test, from disciplining an employee based upon the results of the test, and from retaliating against an employee who refuses to take the test.
The EPPA does permit an employer to request an employee to take a polygraph test if the test is given in conjunction with an "ongoing investigation" involving economic loss or injury to the business. However, it describes-in great detail-the circumstances under which the test may be given and how it is to be administered.
The regulations specify which lie detector tests may not be given.19 Lie detector tests are defined as including polygraphs, deceptographs, voice stress analyzers, psychological stress evaluators, or other mechanical or electrical devices that render an opinion regarding the honesty or dishonesty of an individual.20
In giving a polygraph test pursuant to the ongoing investigation exemption, an employer must adhere to the following:
- The employee to be tested must have had access to the property subject to the ongoing investigation.
- The employer must have a reasonable suspicion that the employee was involved in the incident under investigation. In this case, "reasonable suspicion" means more than mere access or opportunity. There must be some articulated basis leading to the belief that the particular employee was involved or responsible for the loss.
- The employer must execute a statement and give the statement to the employee before the test. The statement must: (1) specifically describe the incident or activity that is the basis for the investigation; (2) be signed by an individual authorized to legally bind the employer; (3) be retained by the employer for three years; and (4) contain at least a specific identification of the economic loss suffered by the employer as a result of the incident being investigated, a statement indicating that the employee had access to the property that is the subject to the ongoing investigation, and a statement describing the basis for the employer's reasonable suspicion that the employee was involved with the incident under investigation.21 The statement must be given to the employee at least 48 hours before the examination.22
In addition to these requirements, the EPPA provides that very specific procedures must be followed to qualify for the ongoing investigation exemption.
The exemption for ongoing investigations does not apply if the employer discharges, disciplines, denies a promotion, or otherwise discriminates in any manner against a current employee based upon the results of the test or based upon the employee's refusal to take the test. However, the employer may take any one of these actions as long as there is additional supporting evidence and the employer complies with the "rights of examinee" part of the EPPA.23
"Additional supporting evidence" means:
- Evidence indicating that the employee had access to the missing property and evidence leading to the employer's reasonable suspicion that the employee was involved in the incident under investigation, or
- Admissions or statements made by an employee before, during, or after the examination.24
The EPPA and accompanying regulations set forth very specific and detailed requirements concerning test administration. The requirements, which are lengthy, govern employee's rights during and after the test, and place limits on the type of questions permitted.
Pregnancy Discrimination Act and Leaves of Absence
The law with regard to leaves of absence is essentially established by state statutes. Sixteen states have enacted statutes regarding parental leave for childbirth, adoption, or caring for sick children. These require employers either to provide an unpaid leave of absence or allow employees to use accrued sick leave.
Thirteen states require employers to provide their female employees with a leave of absence for childbirth. Nine of these states require that employers provide leave to male employees as well. Six states require employers to allow employees time off to care for sick children. Four of these states also require employers to allow employees to take leave to care for a sick parent or spouse.
The states with some sort of mandatory provisions for leaves of absence include California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin.
Perhaps the most significant piece of federal legislation in this area is the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA), which is part of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The PDA prohibits discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. The PDA requires that pregnancy be treated the same as any temporary disability by the employer.
In other words, if the employer has a favorable policy regarding temporary disabilities, a pregnant employee will find that she is entitled to the same rights and privileges that are extended to other temporarily disabled employees. However, if the employer has an unfavorable policy toward temporary disabilities, a pregnant employee is not entitled to any privileges not extended to other employees who are temporarily disabled, except where special rights are created by state statute.
The Family Medical Leave Act
The Family Medical Leave Act25 (FMLA) applies to all employers in an industry affecting commerce who employ 50 or more employees for each working day during each of the 20 or more calendar workweeks in the current or preceding calendar year. The FMLA also applies to a "public agency" as defined in Title 29 § 203(x).
In order to qualify as an eligible employee, an individual must have been employed for at least 12 months and have performed at least 1,250 hours of service for that employer.
The FMLA allows up to 12 workweeks of leave during any 12-month period for one or more of the following reasons:
1. Because of the birth of a son or daughter of the employee and in order to care for the baby.
2. Because of the placement of a son or daughter with the employee for adoption or foster care.
3. In order to care for the spouse, son, daughter, or parent of the employee, if the person has a serious health condition.
4. Because of a serious health condition that makes the employee unable to perform the functions of her position.
The FMLA does not require that all 12 weeks be paid leave. It specifically provides that if an employer provides paid leave for fewer than 12 workweeks, the additional weeks of leave necessary to attain the 12 workweeks of leave required may be provided without compensation.26
In the event that the need for leave is "foreseeable," the FMLA requires that the employee give up to 30 days' notice in some instances and that the employee make reasonable efforts to avoid undue disruptions to the employer's operations. In addition, the employer may require "certification" by the health care provider of the eligible employee or of the son, daughter, spouse, or parent that the leave is necessary. Under certain circumstances, the employer may also request a "second opinion," and even a "third opinion" as to the necessity of the leave.27
The FMLA prohibits an employer from interfering with, restraining, or denying the exercise of or the attempt to exercise any rights provided by the act. The FMLA specifically prohibits discharge or any other form of discrimination against any individual who exercises his rights under the act.28 In addition, any eligible employee may recover damages equal to any wages, salary, employment benefits, or other compensation denied or lost. In the event that wages, salary, employment benefits, or other compensation have not been denied or lost by the employee, the employee may recover actual monetary losses up to an amount equal to 12 weeks of wages or salary.
The FMLA also permits the recovery of pre-judgment interest, and the recovery of attorney fees and costs, including expert witness fees and equitable relief as may be appropriate.29
Finally, the FMLA permits the employer a defense of "good faith." If the employer proves to the satisfaction of the court that the violation was in "good faith" because the employer had reasonable grounds to believe its violation was justified, the court, in its discretion, may reduce the amount of damages awarded.30 CL
- 42 U.S.C. § 2000e (1990).
- See Griggs v. Duke Power Co., 401 U.S. 424 (1971).
- See Chaney v. Southern Railway Co., 847 F.2d 718 (11th Cir. 1988); but cf. New York City Transit Authority v. Beazer, 440 U.S. 568 (1979).
- 42 U.S.C. § 2000e(j) (1994).
- 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(a) (1994).
- 42 U.S.C. § 2000e(2) (1990).
- 477 U.S. 57,106 5. Ct. 2399, 91 L.Ed. 2d 49 (1986).
- Hicks v. Gates Rubber Co., 833 F.2d 1406 (10th Cir. 1987).
- For example, see the New Mexico Human Rights Act § 28-1-1, N.M.S.A. 1978 Comp.
- See 53 Fed. Reg. 47002-47177, 11/21/88.
- See Copeland v. Philadelphia Police Department, 840 F.2d 1139 (3d Cir. 1988); Everett v. Nagner, 833 F.2d 1507 (11th Cir. 1987); Rushton v. Nebraska Pub. Power Dist., 653 F.Supp. 1510 (D. Neb. 1987), aff'd 844 F.2d 562 (8th Cir. 1988).
- 29 U.S.C. § 2007(d) (1988).
- 29 C.F.R. § 810.12(g)(2) (1987).
- 29 U.S.C. § 208(a) (1974).
- 29 C.F.R. § 801.20(b) (1997).
- 29 U.S.C. §§ 2612(c), 2612(d)(1) (1993).
- Id.
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New Hampshire biologist reacts to gene-editing discoveryBy KIMBERLY HOUGHTON
Union Leader Correspondent
August 14. 2017 11:06PM
HANOVER -- A new study reveals that scientists have successfully corrected a dangerous mutation in genes in human embryos — a feat that has the medical field abuzz.
"It is pretty amazing. It is a super-exciting time to be a scientist right now," said Bryan Luikart, an associate professor of molecular and systems biology at Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College.
The study, which was published in the journal Nature, was detailed in a New York Times report. According to the article, Oregon researchers reported they repaired dozens of human embryos, fixing a mutation that causes a common heart condition that can lead to sudden death later in life.
"The way they have dodged some ethical considerations is that they didn't go on to have that embryo grow into a person," said Luikart, explaining that if the embryos with the repaired mutation did have the opportunity to develop, they would be free of the heart condition.
At the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Luikart and his colleagues have already been using this concept with mouse embryos, focusing specifically on autism.
Researchers are using the gene-editing method called CRISPR-Cas9 in hopes of trying to more fully understand autism, which he said is the most critical step in eventually finding a cure.
"I think the CRISPR is a tremendous breakthrough. The question really is where and when do you want to use it," Luikart said. "I have no ethical concerns using it as a tool to better understand biology."
The new milestone, an example of human genetic engineering, does carry ethical concerns that Luikart said will trigger some debates. He acknowledged that while the advancement of gene-editing technology could eventually stop unwanted hereditary conditions, it also allows for creating babies with smarter, stronger or more attractive traits.
"The ability to do that is now within our grasp more than it has ever been," he said.
More importantly, the breakthrough could ultimately eliminate diseases, Luikart said. As the technology advances, he said, genetic diseases that are passed down to children may be corrected before the child receives them.
He used another example of a brain tumor, which often returns after it is surgically removed. Now, once the brain tumor is removed, there is the possibility of placing something in the space to edit and fix the mutation that causes the brain tumor in the first place — if physicians are able to find the right cell to edit, Luikart said.
"People are definitely thinking along those lines, or cutting the HIV genome," said Luikart, who predicts that those advancements will occur in mice within the next decade, and the ability to do that in humans is definitely there.
The big question is whether that can occur without some sort of side effect that was not predicted, he said.
Columbia University Medical Center posted an article earlier this year warning that CRISPR gene editing can cause hundreds of unintended mutations, based on a study published recently in Nature Methods.
This past May, MilliporeSigma announced it has developed a new genome editing tool that makes CRISPR more efficient, flexible and specific, giving researchers more experimental options and faster results that can accelerate drug development and access to new therapies, according to a release.
"CRISPR genome editing technology is advancing treatment options for some of the toughest medical conditions faced today, including chronic illnesses and cancers for which there are limited or no treatment options," states the release, adding the applications of CRISPR are far ranging — from identifying genes associated with cancer to reversing mutations that cause blindness.
"It is pretty big news," Luikart said.

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Getting Normal map textures to work properly for SSHD Custom Models
The one thing I have been noticing for a while is that most custom SSHD models (weapons, player models, etc.) do not have a UVMap called "Texture" and this causes a problem that makes the normal map textures not work at all if there are any applied to the model.
Here's a screenshot of this problem:
See how there is a normal map texture applied but isn't actually working at all due to the fact that there isn't a UVMap called "Texture" in the mesh.
This also causes the serious damage powerup texture effect to bug out if the model does not have the "Texture" UVMap, as seen in this screenshot here:
However, this is very easy and simple to fix and in this tutorial, you will learn how to fix this problem and make your SSHD models look more serious and more sexy with working normal maps!
Step 1:
Open up the model's mesh file in the mesh editor.
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On the right side of the screen, click on the "Maps" tab and then click on "Texture".
Step 3:
After you click on "Texture", a box will pop up and will ask you to name the new UVMap you are adding. Name the new UVMap as "Texture".
Step 4:
After you add in the "Texture" UVMap to your mesh, save the file and apply your normal maps. NOTE: You must still use the mesh's other UVMap to apply your normal map textures.
Here's what the fixed model looks like with the serious damage powerup texture effect working properly:
And that's it. Hope this tutorial was helpful to any SSHD modder out there.
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Media 100 Suite Version 1.6 Now AvailableExpanded Support for Tapeless Digital Formats, New Support for Adobe After Effects CS5 (June 14, 2010)
Media 100, a leading provider of advanced editing systems for the corporate, broadcast, postproduction, and new media industries, today announced that Media 100 Suite Version 1.6 is now available. Version 1.6 supports Calibrated Software's Calibrated{Q} MXF Import, AVC-Intra Decode, and DVCProHD Decode products, allowing Media 100 Suite editors to directly open MXF files, import and playback AVC-Intra media, and playback media created in the DVCProHD codec. In addition, Version 1.6 includes Boris XML Transfer Version 2 for Media 100 Suite, giving users the ability to export Media 100 Suite timelines to Adobe After Effects CS5.
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Main Site - :: Why Won't God Heal Amputees? ::
Nope never suggested that. That is the means by which humans have helped the evolution of dogs. The example was not to imply a process by which a higher being does things, only to suggest that evolution is sped up by intelligent intervention. Please don't try to extrapolate claims, It forces me to answer arguments I never made.
Ah but in terms of evolution the opposite is true(especially in my own experience). At face value evolution makes allot of sense, however the more you learn about it and its shortcomings, the more things you have to ignore to continue to accept it as fact.
The only way to do that is to research evolution on the base assumption that it is true, and with that assumption you will always conform your suspicions. If your a theist or an atheist if you look at evolution from the perspective of "why should I believe that" you will find it hard to say that it is a suitable explanation.


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Letter Press Book, Tom [Thomas Ewing, Jr.] to Dear Father [Thomas Ewing, Sr. ]
Author: Ewing, Jr., Thomas , 1829-1896
Date: July 14, 1857
Writing to his father from Leavenworth, K.T., Thomas Ewing, Jr., described the prospects for "good bargains" in Delaware lands. "Hamp" went to secure 1,000 acres for Ewing, Sr., which they hoped to acquire for $3.00 per acre. Ewing, Jr., addressed additional transactions that he was considering for his father and others.
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Luxury Housing Is Alive
October 29, 2014
While the overall housing market in Arizona has normalized with moderating unit sales and flattening prices, one bright spot is luxury housing (defined as homes priced $800,000 and above).
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What we are seeing is the luxury segment of the Tucson housing market outperforming non-luxury. In fact, luxury sales in Tucson are higher in 2014 as compared to 2013.
Although in the Phoenix market the number of luxury closed sales is slightly lower than 2013, luxury homes sales still outpace the non-luxury market considerably in 2014.
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This is encouraging news for both the luxury buyer and seller. When the housing market bottomed in 2011 and rebounded in 2012 and 2013, the luxury segment did not see the same level of growth as lower price points. Now, it appears luxury buyers are out in greater numbers and luxury sellers have started to figure out the pricing strategies needed to attract today's savvy, affluent buyers.
Properties under contract and home sales data is based on information obtained from the TARMLS and ARMLS for all residential properties priced $800,000 and above. All data obtained 10/27/2014 is believed to be reliable, but not guaranteed.
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The headteacher of a school caught up in the "Trojan Horse" allegations claims his academy has been "set up to fail" by education officials, despite making improvements.
Acting principal of Oldknow Academy Jahangir Akbar claims the Department for Education (DfE) is laying groundwork for the school to be taken over by another trust, despite answering governance concerns.
He claimed the school's governors had "refused to resign" after being invited to do so by Education Funding Agency (EFA) officials in a meeting on Friday.
Mr Akbar said it had come on the same day the school submitted its improvement plan to Schools Minister Lord Nash, and believes the resignation call was evidence of a "pre-formed" agenda.
The DfE said it would "consider" Oldknow's action plan and "respond in due course".
Oldknow, in Small Heath, was among 21 Birmingham schools inspected by Ofsted after being implicated in the so-called Trojan Horse plot alleging a hardline brand of Islam was taking root in classrooms.
Publishing the results of those inspections last month, Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw concluded there "was a culture of fear and intimidation in some schools".
Lord Nash wrote to Oldknow and three other academies on June 9 citing "grave concerns" over its governance and leadership, and warning its funding would be stopped unless all breaches were tackled by July 4.
The EFA's officials have carried out repeated visits and inspections since then.
Mr Akbar said despite an initially positive meeting, he now believes the EFA's conclusions were "pre-determined" and expects the academy's funding to be stopped.
He acknowledged there had been problems with the school's governance, but said that was down to "some naivety among governors" dating from Oldknow's change to academy status.
Mr Akbar said: "Naivety was the extent of it - and we've been punished unfairly for it. Even when the inspectors came in and asked about children's safeguarding, there was nothing asked about radicalisation or extremism.
"If we're doing something wrong then tell us and we'll put it right. Instead, we've been expected to change the academy in a few weeks - we've been set up to fail.
"For example, appointing legal experts to look at where we could strengthen our policies and procedures needs a formal tender process - you just cannot complete that in the time we've been given."
The academy, formally rated outstanding overall by Oftsed, was placed into special measures following its latest inspections.
A separate EFA report cited concern over how school money had been spent sending pupils on a trip to Saudi Arabia, barring non-Muslims, while also finding evidence that Christmas events had been cancelled.
Mr Akbar claimed the school Christmas tree had been stopped when the previous headteacher decided it was too much effort to decorate, while the planning of all school plays had been contracted out to free up teachers' time.
He added the Saudi school Oldknow pupils visited was only initially selected "because it was marking the Queen's Diamond Jubilee" in 2012, but the trip had now been cancelled in any case.
Mr Akbar, who took over after the previous headteacher resigned in January, said he would have stepped down if the DfE had guaranteed "a smooth transition for the children".
He added: Instead, "I think we have been marginalised by a handful of people with a narrow political agenda."
Mr Akbar said he believed at least one trust which runs academies in Birmingham had already been approached about taking over schools.
"The process is the EFA will specify a date to terminate our funding, identify a sponsor academy which will then replace the governors, with a new trust then coming in," he said.
"We would rather have a choice of which one takes over - but if it is forced through, I think the governors will go for a judicial review of that decision."
In all, six schools were placed in special measures, 12 were told they needed to improve while three were given a clean bill of health.
Meanwhile, it has been reported the inquiry by the former Metropolitan Police's counter-terrorism commander Peter Clarke will criticise Birmingham City Council for knowing of the "Trojan Horse" claims for 12 years, but doing nothing about it.
The Sunday Times, quoting sources close to his inquiry, said the council ignored warnings about safeguarding children from the risk of being radicalised as far back as 2002.
Mr Clarke was sent in by Education Secretary Michael Gove to investigate claims thrown up by the "Trojan Horse" allegations, stemming from an anonymous letter which was leaked to teaching unions and the media.
His report is expected to be published this month.
Birmingham City Council, which received the letter in November 2013, is running its own inquiry into the document's claims a handful of hardline Muslim governors were seeking to replace headteachers at schools across the city.
A DfE spokesperson said breaches of academy's funding agreements "will be acted on".
"When we have concerns about the performance of academy sponsors, we act quickly - for example by stopping them from taking on new projects, so that they focus on their existing schools, and in some cases re-brokering their schools with other sponsors," they said.
"As the Secretary of State said on June 9, and as stated in the published letters from Lord Nash to the relevant trusts, we had significant concerns about the way in which Oldknow trust has been running the school.
"We have received the response from Oldknow trust. We will consider the response and reply in due course."
In relation to Mr Clarke's report, the spokesperson added it is "absolutely vital this investigation is carried out impartially, without pre-judgment".
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It's official: Hurricane Sandy is no joke. The federal government has closed, the DC metro system is down and this beast of a storm is 700 miles wide and expected to blast the East Coast with sustained winds of 70 mph. Of all the tools in your survival toolkit—don't overlook your cell phone.
(Track Hurricane Sandy in Real Time)
Before you begin using your smartphone as a survival tool, make sure you're keeping it charged as the storm approaches. Turn off push notifications and any location based services until they're needed—when the power goes out (which it will), your phone will be one of your most crucial lifelines for the several hours it's still working.
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There are a slew of apps you can download to give you the latest updates on the impacts of Sandy. Keep your phone charged as long as you have power and check out a few of the best apps below:
Flashlight (Free, iPhone)
If you don't have a flashlight at the ready, this handy app is a must. It's free and the light from an iPhone is incredibly bright. Downside: It will drain your battery quickly. Use sparingly or, even better, go buy a flashlight and batteries.
American Red Cross: Shelter View (Free, iPhone)
Shelter data reflects all Red Cross managed disaster shelters across the United States. Information is updated at least daily, and more often during disasters, including location, capacity, current number of shelter residents, and the date and time of the last update for each activated shelter. Also provides maps of shelter locations.
FEMA (Free, iPhone)
The FEMA App contains preparedness information for different types of disasters, an interactive checklist for emergency kits, a section to plan emergency meeting locations, information on how to stay safe and recover after a disaster, a map with FEMA Disaster Recovery Center locations (one-stop centers where disaster survivors can access key relief services) and Shelters, general ways the public can get involved before and after a disaster, and the FEMA blog.
Hurricane by American Red Cross (Free, iPhone)
Be ready for severe weather with Hurricane by American Red Cross. Monitor conditions in your area or throughout the storm track, prepare your family and home, find help and let others know you are safe – a must have for anyone who lives in an area where a hurricane may strike or has loved ones who do.
TuneIn Radio (Free, iPhone, Android, Blackberry)
Provides access to local radio for weather news, the latest updates on Sandy or simply to get your mind off the wind and rain. TuneIn plays more than 70,000 stations. Whether you want to hear music, sports, news or current events, TuneIn Radio offers over 70,000 stations for you to choose from.
NPR News (Free, iPhone, Android, Blackberry)
NPR News not only has the latest news on the storm—it provide access to NPR's local radio stations across the country. Listen to NPR throughout the storm for access to what's happening across the entire eastern seaboard.
Other guides for top hurricane smartphone apps:
- Lifehacker: Top Hurricane Tracking Smartphone Apps
- Washington Post: 7 Apps to See You Through Hurricane Sandy
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Does hell exist? If so, who ends up there, and why? Featuring an eclectic group of authors, theologians, pastors, social commentators and musicians, "Hellbound?" is a feature-length documentary that looks at why we are so bound to the idea of hell and how our beliefs about hell affect the world we are creating today.
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Over time, these groups became increasingly self sufficient and established a network amongst themselves. Now they often exchange newsletters and connect with each other at events. It is through this networking that the number of study groups has grown and their programs have flourished. Because of this success, NCH is no longer needed to assist in the management of the groups; however we do continue to offer some ongoing support.
Study groups offer an in-person, peer-to-peer learning experience for participants. Study group participants often report learning faster through their group than by themselves, and learn a great deal about self-care from others in their group.
Each study group develops its own group structure and programs to meet the needs of its members. Some are perfect for people brand new to homeopathy. Some are geared towards more advanced students or practitioners. Each is facilitated by a study group leader.
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Your data has value, whether it be the value of your time to create it or the value of research data that can't be recreated. And anything of value should be protected. Creating backups is a means to protect your data from unforeseen events that lead to the loss of data or even the machine. While the department maintains copies of the software running on y4ur machine, each faculty member is responsible for backing up their own personal data. This includes personal correspondence, documents, user installed programs, and any other files created by the user. Several options are available to backup your data including storing data on studsys, using XP backup utility and copying data to a CD.
Important data and files can easily be uploaded and stored under your personal directory on Pascal using a file transfer utility. Because Pascal itself is backed up on a consistent basis this is a reliable means to ensure that your data will not be lost. However a backup only exists for approximately two weeks before the tape is reused to make another backup. So if you replace a file with a newer version of a file, the older version will remain on the Pascal backup for about two weeks and then it will be overwritten. The Pascal backup will then contain the newer version of your file.
XP contains a built in utility for creating backups that is very simple to use. To start the backup utility click start > Accessories > System Tools > Backup. A wizard will then popup that will guide you through the rest of the process. It is recommended to store the data to be backed up under one file or under a directory that contains many files to be backed up. The backup utility will store the copied data in a file with a .bkf extension.
XP users can use the internal CD burner to backup data. If you do not have an internal CD burner you can obtain an external CD burner from the department office (CU340). To copy files and folders to a CD
Windows 2000 users can use Roxio Easy CD Creator to backup data to CD. When a blank CD is inserted into the drive, the menu should automatically pop up. Otherwise, this program can be found under the start > Programs > Roxio Easy CD Creator 5 > Applications > Easy CD Creator. Once the menu comes up, select DATA CD project.
On the top half of the screen, you will see a directory tree listing of all of the folders on your computer. In order to begin the burning process, you must first drag and drop the files from the top half of the screen to the lower right. For example, if you would like to drag your "My Documents" folder, then you find the folder in the upper window, select it, and simply drag it down. The lower right portion of the screen will give detailed information (the exact files in each folder) while the lower left will just display the folder names that you have chosen to burn.
This process of dragging files can be until the CD is full. There is a status bar on the bottom of the screen that will let you know how much room you have left. A standard CD holds 700 MB of data or 80 Minutes of digital audio.
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Oh, those poor Vancouver Canucks. Since the dawn of the 1970's, the west coast whale has on more than one occasion been on the brink of glory, only to fall off the cliff into the pits of stinky despair. Indeed, over the years, the Nucks have boasted rosters with high degrees of skill, speed, hockey IQ, and twins, squandering these gifts as each window of success slowly drew close, drawing to mind comparisons to any number of applicable scenes from the Indiana Jones movies.
Indeed, a litany of talent has passed through Vancouver with an alarming frequency on par with the number of times the team unveils progressively uglier jerseys, and despite all of this,Vancouver always ends up on the outside looking in. It would be easy to sympathize with them, as surely any halfway compassionate human being can want to see any entity that continually has sand kicked in their face taste even a glimmer of success, and the Canucks are most certainly that.
WELL F#%* THAT AUDIO, PAVEL BURE. The Canucks and their fanbase are probably the league's most entitled organization, and have never conducted themselves in a manner that affords them even a shred of decency when being referred to by literally almost anyone else. Instead, all that we're going to offer here today is two minutes of unbridled disdain and crass name calling, and I don't feel the least bit guilty or ashamed to do it. (Though admittedly, I will have to tread carefully, as Canucks and their fans tend to dive into violent backlash when provoked, seemingly without warning.)
The Man is out to get the Vancouver Canucks. At least, you know, according to them. Leave it to the league's most demonstrably classless fraternity to lose a playoff series by being outplayed, outscored, outpossesed, outBrent Burns bearded, acknowledge this, and still blame the refs.
Historically, this has been a thorn in Vancouver's side. A squad who over the years has boasted a catalogue of noted agents of shitheadery like Williams, Odjick, Murzyn, Bertuzzi, May, Ruutu. Cooke, Kesler, Burrows, Bieksa, Torres, and Lapierre (to name a few) has casually asserted that maybe they are subject to biased officiating.
There are arguments that this is an astute observation by the Canucks collective. When the whole world watches Alex Burrows slake his thirst for human blood by nibbling on Patrice Bergeron's finger (an incident in which Burrows went completely undisciplined, for what it's worth), everyone was quick to assume the worst: that Alex Burrows is a dirty player, one that will do anything to get under the opposition's skin. No one even once considered the possibility that he might be a vampire. Seeing as there has been incidents of this in the past, it's pretty irresponsible of everyone to ignore this notion.
When Todd Bertuzzi, irate that no one was trying to help Steve Moore get a spider off the back of his helmet, forcefully took matters into his own hands and inadvertently knocking Moore unconscious and out of hockey forever (whoops!), no one commended him for lending a hand. Instead, Bertuzzi, who was only trying to do the right thing, was unabashedly villified by society and SUSPENDED by the league for what amounted to approximately 20-30 games. Where is the justice in this, I ask?
There is a case to make here. Observe the following:
And not one of these plays resulted in a penalty against the opposing team.
To get back to a hatred of a more serious tone, the Canucks conventionally have always been a team to cry foul. It's in no way insufferable, and I really like it when it happens. Roger Nielson's legacy might be that of an innovator who revolutionized reviewing game video as a coaching tool, but his most defining moment may be when he famously raised a white towel in the playoffs, alluding that he was surrendering to what he thought was tedentious officiating.
This simple act of mewling begat what is now playoff tradition of towel waving in Vancouver, which says a lot about their fanbase. Not only are they all noted quitters, but they demonstrate how clearly they believe the refs are out to get their beloved dirty hockey team, and are even SO PROUD OF THIS that Nielson is forever immortalized outside Rogers Arena with a statue of him mid-twirl.
Way to establish credibility, gents.
Spandex And The Worst Thing To Ever Happen To Pro Sports
Canucks fans are generally the worst, everyone knows this. They go out of their way to establish it at every turn. But atrocious fansmanship is a pandemic that has spread across sports as a totality, so why even mention it? Well, the Canucks took something awful, and mutated it into what I consider to be a plague on the world and needs to be exterminated, either through force, or by any other means necessary.
Of course, you already know I'm referring to the Green Men. This is skullduggery at it's most extreme, and it's so insincere it makes me wretch.
At it's core, the Green Men are are two idiots trying to redefine what it is to be a sports fan. Their definition of the term seems to include a clause allowing vigilante fanaticism, and encourages bystanders to get involved in the game to degrees that alter the outcome of a game AND diminish the integrity of the game and the people who support it.
The arrogance to assert that they make a difference in ways that do not border on dangerous (whuddup, dude who fell into the penalty box with Tie Domi in Philadelphia?) is about as offensive as their refusal to acknowledge that they ripped off Charlie Day and the Green Man from It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia. It's plenty possible to be an impassioned sports fan and not rely on cheap ploys; to not become a distraction. An embarrassment. That's what these two sock stuffing community college comedy troupe rejects are trying to change. It's dangerous, it's disingenuous, and it's not even terribly clever.
In short, it's incredibly Vancouver.
Civic Disobedience
Speaking of fans doing terrible things, hey, what's with the rioting, City of Vancouver?
There are several reasons why riots occur. Generally, it comes from reactions to unpopular public discourse, a fight for better living or working conditions, conflicts between religious sectors, or just due to factors of generic civic unrest.
Punching people in public and setting things on fire with other things that have already been set on fire because of your favourite hockey team is asinine. I realize this sort of thing happens all the time in international soccer (and Montreal, usually just because), but we're not here to hate them today, so let's not let that sway our opinion.
The fact that everyone came out the following day, and in the face of contrary evidence from the Vancouver Police Department, brashly declared that the riots were not the actions of Vancouver Canucks fans rang about as sincere as the Green Men coming out and saying the refs have an agenda against Alex Burrows. We've already established the character of Canucks fans and their masked union reps, so their inability to accept accountability for the wanton destruction of their own beloved home comes as no surprise, but it is about as appalling as a Max Lapierre "hockey play".
But why, BoL, why would Vancouver Canucks supporters do this to their own town? Surely we're dealing with a secret society of thugs who have their pulse on heightened emotions of a community and prey on it to create mayhem. This is an isolated incident, after all, and it's not like this happens everytime the Canucks choke at their most chokiest?
Let The Hate Flow Through You
Is it fair to harp on the Canucks at a time when their team and their fanbase are grieving a second consecutive embarrassingly thorough early playoff defeat? They are at their lowest, their most sensitive, and it seems in poor taste to pile on top of that, as if they're oh, let's say, Steve Moore.
You have two quality starting goaltenders who have accomplished nothing more than Dan Cloutier aside from being better at Twitter.
You have noted mouthbreather Vern Fiddler present a perfect and apt rendition of Kevin Bieksa as a caveman that was so convincing even Canucks coach Alain Vigneault couldn't help but be swayed.
Ryan Kesler's lasting legacy will be that of a naked douchebag and not of a hockey player.
Pavel Bure had stupid hair.
The Canucks mascot, Fin the Whale, is a fat orca and inspired by former Canuck Kyle Wellwood.
You acquired Keith Ballard on purpose.
What in the hell is up with Marc Crawford's voice?
No one likes you. You're all Millhouse. You're Milton Waddams. Stale fruitcake. Black licorice. One Direction. Nic Cage. you are the worst. You will never amount to anything, and it warms all of our hearts here at FlamesNation to see you continually come to to the precipice of success, only to have it so cruelly wrested from you as you fall into our Two Minutes Hate.
Thank you.
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On May 23 of this year, 13 semi-eminent British scientists and doctors signed a statement-with all the stylistic authority of a Papal Edict-condemning homeopathy as "unproven or disproved". No doubt about it, they said, homeopathy is useless, and a waste of money, too. They urged the NHS to stop using it-a negative message widely accepted by the media, at least initially.
Was there anything to the attack? The primary claim of the 13 signatories was that homeopathy is "an implausible treatment for which over a dozen systematic reviews have failed to produce convincing evidence of effectiveness". Sounds totally damning, but is it true? Let's take it point by point.
"Implausible". Certainly, homeopathy is at variance with both conventional scientific theory and the dominant medical model of disease and how to treat it. But implausibility is not a criticism. History is littered with examples of once implausible ideas that are now accepted-aeroplanes, meteorites and continental drift, for example. In medicine itself, helicobacter pylori as a cause of ulcers, folic acid as a preventative of neural-tube defects, and acupuncture used for anaesthesia are just three of the ideas that were considered ludicrous and are now considered fact.
"Over a dozen systematic reviews". That's an underestimate. In fact, an in-depth survey in 2001 located 22 "systematic reviews of clinical trials" of homeopathy in the medical literature (BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2001, 1: 4). That survey was carried out five years ago, and there have been two major clinical reviews since then. So, two dozen would be a more accurate figure.
"Failed to produce convincing evidence". This is the nub of the issue. The word "convincing" is key. Note that the 13 signatories are not saying there's no evidence, it's just that that these particular individuals aren't persuaded by it. Well, that's hardly surprising, given that some of them are (or at least were) members of either Quackwatch or COPUS (Committee for the Public Understanding of Science)-organizations dedicated to rooting out the "irrational" in science and medicine.
However, putting their personal prejudices aside, is there any objective merit to their attack? Let's look at the real evidence.
The 2005 Lancet study
Doubtless, uppermost in the minds of the 13 would have been a very recent survey of homeopathy, conducted by Swiss researchers less than a year ago (Lancet, 2005; 366: 726-32). This attracted a lot of publicity at the time, partly because Dr Richard Horton, the Lancet editor who published the report, penned an accompanying editorial, "The End of Homeopathy", which condemned homeopathy outright: "Now doctors need to be bold and honest with their patients about homeopathy's lack of benefit." Although it wasn't made clear in the media reports, the Lancet study wasn't an actual test of homeopathy. The Swiss researchers did no clinical investigations of their own; it was entirely a paper exercise. What they claimed to have done was an objective assessment of 110 clinical trials of homeopathy-the ones they considered passed a minimum quality standard (roughly 60 per cent of the published trials to date).


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Estrogen, made by the ovaries, declines dramatically only after menopause. Melatonin, made by the pineal gland, declines progressively as the decades march on. DHEA and DHEAS, made by the adrenal glands, also progressively drop with aging starting in our late 20's. However, other steroids made by the adrenal glands, such as cortisol and aldosterone, stay relatively stable throughout life. Furthermore, the amount of androgens produced by the testicles drops only slightly with aging.
A number of changes occur in our bodies as we age. There's a substantial reduction in protein synthesis leading to shrinkage in muscle mass, and decreased bone formation leading to osteoporosis. Many researchers think that these changes are closely related to the age-associated decline in hormones. Some even think that restoring these declining hormones could 1) delay muscle wasting, 2) strengthen bones, 3) maintain a healthy heart, and 4) slow the progression of aging..
From Infancy to 120--DHEA throughout life
The pattern of DHEA(S) production by the human body is interesting. Although a fetus makes DHEA(S), and this hormone is present in a baby for the first few months of life, there is very little made from 6 months up to the beginnings of puberty. From then on the levels continually rise and peak in our 20's. From our 30's on, there is a progressive decline in DHEA(S) levels (Orentreich, 1984). It is estimated that by age 70 we only make a fourth of the amounts made in our prime, and by age 90, perhaps a tenth (Migeon, 1957, Birkenhager-Gillesse, 1994, Ravaglia, 1996). One study has found that there is a 60% decrease in DHEA and DHEAS between ages of 40 and 80, alone! (Belanger, 1994).
Since DHEA is the precursor to androgens and estrogens, the decline in DHEA production also reflects itself in the cells of our bodies. It is thought that at least half of the androgen and estrogen precursors in our body comes from DHEA. The rest are made from the testicles and ovaries.
After menopause, when the ovaries are practically no longer functioning, 100% of the estrogen precursors comes from the adrenal glands' DHEA (Labrie, 1991).
From mice to men, and women
Most of the longevity studies showing increased lifespan with DHEA have been done on rodents (Lucas, 1985). Although the majority of these studies confirm a lifespan-extending effect with DHEA, we should keep in mind that, unlike humans, rodents have little circulating DHEA(S) in their blood (Nestler, 1995). This, alone, should caution us about jumping to conclusions based on results of animal studies. This was emphasized by Dr. Peter Hornsby, from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, when he wrote, "Although experiments in rodents on the effects of DHEA have been extremely valuable, we should always bear in mind the difficulty in applying rodent data to humans... In rodents, tissues may respond to DHEA quite differently since they do not normally have high levels of DHEA in their plasma."
Countless rodent studies have been done with DHEA that have shown increased lifespan and positive influences on a variety of illnesses such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. I have purposely chosen not to focus on these studies because conclusions from these studies extraploted to humans could be misleading and inaccurate. As much as possible, human studies have been emphasized in this book.


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Black Sheep
With their recent singles I Miss You and Always it seems like the good old days of taking the piss out of boybands and running naked through the streets are finally over. It's hard to believe that Tom will be 33 this December. Is it just me or have they really grown up? Which of their styles do you prefer?